Convoy Duty

One of the duties of the 218th MP Co was convoy escort security.

Photo below is the 218th MP Co gun jeep which PFC John Nagy was driving while on convoy escort, Mar 21,1968. PFC Nagy, East St Louis, IL was one of the 218th KIA when a mine was detonated under the jeep.

Escorts remain vigilant during a stop along the route.

Convoy escorts seldom had this level of protection.

SGT Dick Reiter and an Unknown MP on break during a '68 convoy escort.

Unidentified 218th MPs on convoy escort with ARVN counterparts, Apr 1968

Does anyone recall the name of this little guy, a local orphan who often rode with 218th convoys and more than once warned of VC activity?

CPT Jim Blankenship and Jack Teatsorth on convoy escort 1968.

Convoy escort break 1968. Note the vertical bar welded to the front of these jeeps for cutting wire which was sometimes strung across the road to behead the vehicle's occupants.

Above 218th MP's waiting on a convoy to form up 1967.

Above Convoy preparing to depart fromTuy Hoa, '68.

Above, (L) unidentified survivor describes the incident for other members of the 218th MP Co.

Above, Bruce Raught on convoy escort duty, '68.

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